CN102846094B - A kind of drive system for baby's rocker and driving method - Google Patents
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The present invention relates to a kind of drive system for baby's rocker.This system includes electric machine assembly, sensor cluster, control circuit and power supply.Electric machine assembly includes motor, pivotal axis, gear-box.Sensor cluster generates the signal of the rotating speed of instruction gear-box at least one gear interior, control circuit receives described signal and calculates the actual amplitude of oscillation of rocker, by the actual amplitude of oscillation with preset the required amplitude of oscillation compare, and instruct described motor be increased or decreased power export so that the actual amplitude of oscillation of rocker mates the described default required amplitude of oscillation substantially.The invention still further relates to a kind of driving method, comprise the following steps: power to motor;Drive gear-box;Described gear-box directly drives pivotal axis and encoder wheel;Sensor generates the signal of the rotating speed of at least one gear in the described gear-box of instruction;Control circuit receives described signal and calculates the value of the rocker amplitude of oscillation;And described control circuit generates and makes drive system drive the secondary signal of rocker with the predetermined amplitude of oscillation.
Description
Technical field
The present invention be directed to drive system, it is configured to maintain the user for baby's rocker to select
The fixed amplitude of oscillation.
Background technology
Baby's rocker is a kind of conventional children article, can build appropriateness and rock, make baby
Youngster has comfort and the sense of security.
Summary of the invention
According to example embodiment, drive system includes electric machine assembly and sensor cluster.General next
Saying, electric machine assembly includes motor, pivotal axis and is configured to the tooth making motor be connected to pivotal axis
Roller box.Sensor cluster includes encoder wheel and sensor.Encoder wheel includes around its periphery
(and/or " virtual " groove, it is by the week around encoder wheel for a series of grooves separated formed
Black and the bright area of the vibration on limit and produce), and be configured to be connected to gear-box so that encoder
Wheel is driven by direct geared.Sensor is configured to sense groove (either real groove or virtual
Groove) when pass through sensor and when generate instruction groove by the signal of sensor.Drive system
Also including control circuit, control circuit is configured to receive signal the calculating from sensor and waves
The current amplitude of oscillation of device, the current amplitude of oscillation of rocker passes through sensor as in a special time period
The function of quantity of groove.The required amplitude of oscillation that the current amplitude of oscillation sets with user is compared, and
Control circuit command motor correspondingly adjusts the output of its power.Drive system also includes supplying for motor
To the power supply of electric power.
Accompanying drawing explanation
Now with reference to accompanying drawing, accompanying drawing is not necessary to drawn to scale, wherein:
Fig. 1 shows the front perspective view of baby's rocker;
Fig. 2 shows the electric machine assembly according to example embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 3 shows that the electric machine assembly of the Fig. 2 according to example embodiment of the present invention is connected to lower casing
Body;
During Fig. 4 shows that the electric machine assembly of the Fig. 3 according to example embodiment of the present invention is additionally coupled to
Between housing;
Fig. 5 shows the sensor cluster according to example embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 6 shows the drive system according to example embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 7 shows the amplitude of oscillation for controlling baby's rocker according to example embodiment of the present invention
Method.
Detailed description of the invention
Hereinafter, will be described more fully the present invention with reference to relevant drawings, accompanying drawing depicts
The preferred embodiments of the present invention.It should be understood, however, that the present invention can be with many different
Form embody, and should not be considered limited to described herein and/or display embodiment.
Fig. 1 illustrates the baby's rocker 100 according to example embodiment.In illustrated enforcement
In example, baby's rocker 100 includes: support 102;At least one Swing Arm 104, it can pivot
It is connected to support 102 with turning;Swinging seat 106, it is connected to Swing Arm 104.Support 102 wraps
Including: base portion 108, it is configured to be shelved on stayed surface (such as floor 110);The most straight
Vertical part 112, it is connected to base portion 108 and upwardly extends from base portion 108.Diagram embodiment
Including two Swing Arms 104, but alternative embodiment can include only one Swing Arm 104, or bag
Include other Swing Arm 104.Swing Arm 104 preferably is connected to prop up with pendulum shape arrangement
The summit of frame 102, if but needing also to be able to be connected to the upstanding portion 112 along support
Other positions.As it is shown in figure 1, Swing Arm 104 is configured to pivot relative to support 102.Shake
Swing seat 106 is fixed to Swing Arm 104, and is suitable to receive baby or children.Implement at some
In example, rocker 100 is configured to fold to allow to be stored more easily and/or carry.Rocker 100
Also including internal drive system, internal drive system is configured to drive Swing Arm 104 to shake by one
Swinging arc, as described further below.
In a preferred embodiment, internal drive system is configured to user (such as father and mother or guardian)
The amplitude of oscillation of preliminary election drives Swing Arm 104.Rocker 100 can include user interface 180, uses
Family interface 180 includes controller, and controller allows guardian to select one of multiple predetermined amplitude of oscillation (example
As, 10 °, 20 ° or 30 °).Alternatively, the required amplitude of oscillation can set in the following manner:
Swing Arm 104 is manually made to be positioned at the required amplitude of oscillation and trigger a controller by user, this control
Device makes drive system calculate and maintains the current desired amplitude of oscillation of rocker.
Fig. 2 illustrates the electric machine assembly 114 of the example embodiment according to the present invention.Electric machine assembly
114 include that motor, motor are configured to pass rotary motion and drive pivotal axis 116.Pivotal axis 116
One be connected in Swing Arm 104 so that when pivotal axis 116 rotates, Swing Arm 104
It is pivoted through a swinging the arc.Motor can be traditional electromechanical motor 118, as in figure 2 it is shown,
Can be maybe optional driving element, such as electromagnetic driving system.Motor 118 can pass through tooth
Roller box 120 is connected to pivotal axis 116, and gear-box 120 is used for reducing every point of pivotal axis 116
The numerical value of clock revolution.Gear-box 120 includes at least one spur gear (spur gear) 122, just
Gear 122 is configured to engage encoder wheel, as it is shown in figure 5, and be described in greater detail below.
Motor 118 can be provided electric power, such as battery or and supply socket by various power supply (not shown)s
The power line of electrical connection.
Fig. 3 illustrates the electric machine assembly 114 of Fig. 2 and is connected to lower house 124.Lower house 124
Being configured to support electric machine assembly 114, and include the first reception opening 126, first receives opening
126 parts being configured to engagement transducer assembly, as it is shown in figure 5, make below in more detail
Description.
Fig. 4 illustrates the electric machine assembly 114 of Fig. 2 and is connected to lower house 124 and middle casing 128
Both.Middle casing 128 includes the second reception opening 130, wheel shape recess (wheel well)
132 and sensor housing 134, second to receive opening 130 usual with the first reception opening 126
Alignment.
Fig. 5 illustrates the sensor cluster 136 of the example embodiment according to the present invention.Sensor
Assembly 136 includes pairing spur gear 138, pairing spur gear shaft 140, encoder wheel 142 and light
Learn sensor 144.Pairing spur gear 138 is connected to encoder wheel 142, and is configured to mate with
This spur gear 122 (as shown in Figure 2) so that when spur gear 122 engages this pairing spur gear 138
Time, encoder wheel 142 rotates.Encoder wheel 142 is configured to be positioned in wheel shape recess 132,
In order to prevent the brought into physical contact of encoder wheel 142 and wheel shape recess 132, distance piece 146 can
To be positioned between pairing spur gear 138 and encoder wheel 142.Encoder wheel 142 also includes
Around the groove 148 of a series of equi-spaced apart that its periphery is formed, groove 148 allows daylight and/or ring
Border light is by (in an alternative embodiment, groove can be that " virtual " makes: is positioned on disk
Black and white strip alternately allow light through).Light passes groove 148 and beam incident optical sensor
144, optical pickocff 144 is fixedly positioned into neighbouring encoder wheel 142.Along with encoder
Wheel 142 is rotated by spur gear 122, and sensor 144 effectively counts and passes through on predetermined amount of time
The quantity (i.e. sensor 144 is by the incident number of times of light) of groove 148.Therefore, sensor 144
Can determine the speed that spur gear 122 rotates.This information is passed to control circuit (not shown),
Control circuit utilizes the information to calculate the current amplitude of oscillation of swinging the arc, and the current amplitude of oscillation is as given
The function of the groove 148 that time period inside counting goes out.Then the current amplitude of oscillation is set by control circuit with user
The fixed required amplitude of oscillation compares, and command motor 118 correspondingly adjusts power output.Merit attention
, sensor 144 does not detect the speed of motor, but is merely able to sense spur gear 122
Motion.
Fig. 6 illustrates drive system module 150 according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.Drive
System component includes electric machine assembly 114, sensor cluster 136, lower house 124 and middle casing
128, as about described by accompanying drawing before.Pairing spur gear shaft 140 is configured to engage first
Receiver hole 126 and the second receiver hole 130, thus stability sensor assembly 136 is relative to motor
The position of assembly 114.Additionally, as it can be seen, encoder wheel 142 is configured to utilize distance piece
146 are positioned in wheel shape recess 132, and this distance piece prevents encoder wheel 142 and wheel shape recess
132 contacts so that wheel shape recess 132 is without interference with the rotation of encoder wheel 142.Optics passes
In sensor 144 is configured to be fixedly positioned at sensor housing 134 and adjacent to encoder wheel
142, thus allow when taking turns 142 rotation sensor 144 to sense groove 148 and pass through.
Fig. 7 illustrates a kind of method of amplitude of oscillation for controlling baby's rocker.The method includes
Following steps: power supply transmission energy to motor (step 200);Motor-driven gear case (step
202);Gear-box directly drives pivotal axis and encoder wheel (step 204);Sensor sends the
One signal is to control circuit, the rotating speed of at least one gear in this first signal designation gear-box
(step 206);Control circuit utilizes gear speed input to calculate the value (step of the current amplitude of oscillation
208);And control circuit sends secondary signal, this secondary signal makes motor adjust power output
Thus to drive rocker (step closer to the amplitude of oscillation of the required amplitude of oscillation or with the required amplitude of oscillation
210)。
This baby's rocker is done beyond the various changes of those that specifically mention herein and
Amendment is considered within the scope of the invention.It should be pointed out that, referring herein to particular configuration
It is only exemplary rather than restrictive with target.
Claims (3)
1. for a drive system for baby's rocker, including:
Electric machine assembly, including:
Motor;
It is connected to the pivotal axis of described motor;
It is connected to the gear-box of described motor and pivotal axis;
Sensor cluster, its at least one gear being configured in the generation described gear-box of instruction
The signal of rotating speed;
Control circuit, it is configured to receive described signal and calculate rocker based on described signal
The actual amplitude of oscillation, the actual amplitude of oscillation of described rocker is compared with the required amplitude of oscillation preset, and refers to
Make described motor that power output is increased or decreased so that the actual amplitude of oscillation of rocker is mated described substantially
The required amplitude of oscillation preset;And
Power supply,
Wherein, when described gear-box is driven by described motor and thus rotates, described group of motors
Pivotal axis in part and the encoder wheel synchronous rotary in described sensor cluster.
2. for a drive system for baby's rocker, including:
Electric machine assembly, including:
Motor;
Pivotal axis;And
Gear train, it makes described motor be connected to described pivotal axis, including at least one
Individual spur gear;
Sensor cluster, including:
Encoder wheel, it includes the equally spaced of the periphery formation around described encoder wheel
Multiple grooves;
Pairing spur gear, it is connected to described encoder wheel and is configured to mate with described commutating tooth
Wheel so that encoder wheel rotates when described spur gear rotates;
Fixed position optical pickocff, its be configured to whenever one of them described groove through described biography
Signal is generated during sensor;
Control circuit, it is configured to receive described signal and based on the letter received in a time period
Number quantity calculate the current amplitude of oscillation of rocker, by the described current amplitude of oscillation and the required pendulum preset
Amplitude ratio relatively, and instruct described motor be increased or decreased power export so that the amplitude of oscillation is closer to default
The required amplitude of oscillation;And
Power supply,
Wherein, when gear-box is driven by described motor and thus rotates, in described electric machine assembly
Pivotal axis and described sensor cluster in encoder wheel synchronous rotary.
3. for the method setting the required amplitude of oscillation of baby's rocker, wherein baby's rocker
Including: support;Swing Arm, it is as pivotally connected to support;Swinging seat, it is connected to shake
Swing arm is also configured to the swinging the arc along being limited by the maximum amplitude of oscillation and moves, and the method includes following step
Rapid:
Power supply is powered to motor;
Motor-driven gear case;
Described gear-box directly drives pivotal axis and encoder wheel;
Sensor generates the signal of the rotating speed of at least one gear in the described gear-box of instruction;
Control circuit receives described signal and calculates the value of the rocker amplitude of oscillation;And
Described control circuit generates and makes drive system drive the second letter of rocker with the predetermined amplitude of oscillation
Number,
Wherein, when described gear-box is driven by described motor and thus rotates, in electric machine assembly
Pivotal axis and sensor cluster in encoder wheel synchronous rotary.
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